UH President: “I can say that should TMT come to Mauna Kea, the Hawaiian community and community-at-large will benefit through an annual $1 million community benefit package…”

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Damon

Richard Ha recently posted a post on his blog entitled “TMT is Pono” where he talks about a community meeting where they created some radio spots for the Thirty Meter Telescope project. Wayne Joseph and I left a comment for Mr. Ha and the response that he gave me is very pleasing. Statement from UH [...]

Filed under: Announcements, Big Island, Community, Economy, Education, Environment, Hawaii, Hawaiian, Kids, State Affairs, Technology, TMT, Tourism, UH, UH Hilo | Tagged: , , , | Leave a Comment »

The Daytime Coqui Frogs

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Damon

Ok, so recently I learned that it’s only the male coqui frogs that are making all this racket here on the islands.  Of course it’s their mating call.  Maybe they should be called Horny Coqui’s. The thing I don’t understand, is from reading many websites and looking for information on them, it says that they [...]

Filed under: Big Island, Environment, Hawaii | Tagged: , | 1 Comment »

Project Better Place… The Commercial

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Damon

Project Better Place founder Shai Agassi together with Renault-Nissan and world governments aim to fill the globe with Electric Cars and stop oil forever. As of today Israel, Denmark, Australia, San Fransisco, Hawaii and Canada have signed up for the 2010-2012 time frame.

Filed under: Announcements, Environment, Hawaii, Lingle, Something New?, State Affairs, Technology, Transportation | Tagged: , | Leave a Comment »

Six College-Bound Pahoa High School Grads Receive Scholarships From Puna Geothermal Venture

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Damon

Six seniors from Pahoa High School will attend college this fall with scholarships from Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) and Tropical Ponds Hawaii LLC, an exotic fish farm located on the PGV site. “There is no better investment than the education of our Puna youth,” said Michael Kaleikini, PGV plant manager. “We are particularly proud of [...]

Filed under: Announcements, Community, Education, Kids, Pahoa, Puna | Tagged: , , | 1 Comment »

Tomorrow: Community Sign Waving Event in Support of Thirty Meter Telescope

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Damon

Media Release WHAT: Community Sign Waving Event in Support of Thirty Meter Telescope WHEN: Friday, June 12, 4 pm – 6 pm WHERE: Fronting the King Kamehameha Statue at Hilo Bayfront The community is invited to come and rally support for the Thirty Meter Telescope this Friday as the proposed $1.2 billion Thirty Meter Telescope [...]

Filed under: Agriculture, Announcements, Blogs, Community, Technology, TMT | Tagged: , | 2 Comments »

Video: Congresswoman Mazie Hirono Condemns Murder of Dr. George Tiller

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Damon

Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) speaks on the House Floor to condemn the murder of Dr. George Tiller at his church in Wichita, Kansas on May 31, 2009.

Filed under: Announcements, National Affairs | Tagged: | Leave a Comment »

Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 115 other followers